Sits-tahs! I’m very happy you’re here. Welcome to Rhymes with Safari, so named because way back in 2002, when my blog was an infant, a friend known to me only through the Internet asked how to pronounce my name, Kari. If you read my recent post on the Possession read-along, you’ll see that I don’t knowContinue reading “Today’s Featured Blogger is… me!”
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Home
My entry for the Weekly Photo Challenge: Home is titled Northwest Retirement Cottage. Sometimes my work takes me places other people don’t tend to see. Twice in my career, I’ve visited squatters’ cabins in the woods. I visited this cabin a few months after its owner died. I hiked about twenty minutes from a logging roadContinue reading “Weekly Photo Challenge: Home”
How to sabotage the Skinny Rules: Holiday Edition
Make excellent choices. Breakfast: Oatmeal with greek yogurt and flax seed. Lunch: Salad with grilled salmon Dinner: Grilled fish, salad, grilled zucchini Surprisingly, I found it easy enough to observe Bob Harper’s Skinny Rules at meals over the holidays. At the Fish Grill in Brentwood, I even opted for salad and zucchini instead of friesContinue reading “How to sabotage the Skinny Rules: Holiday Edition”
Moscow Mule
To get in the spirit for Russia, and to educate myself, I’ve been reading a book called Moscow Mule. I thought it was a novel loosely based on a British man’s experience in Russia in the early 1990s. But since the main character’s name is the same as the author’s, I have cleverly deduced thatContinue reading “Moscow Mule”
Like a virgo
Being a Libra is as much a part of my identity as being born in October. It doesn’t mean anything, just part of the facts of my existence, like I have blue eyes and brown hair. So I’m amused to learn that I might actually be a Virgo. Rob, whose birthday is in January, thoughtContinue reading “Like a virgo”
Pissing away $85 a month
Joining two gyms seemed like a really good idea in February. A medical professional recommended that I “sweat” three times a week before work. One gym is around the corner from my office. The other is closer to home and I intended to go there every Saturday for the best Zumba class in town. WithinContinue reading “Pissing away $85 a month”
I just love a happy ending
I really thought I’d nailed this whole pest control thing. I solved the mouse, nay mice, in the car problem with a thorough cleaning and scented dryer sheets. About a week ago, I discovered mouse turds on the kitchen counter. No problem at all. We’ve been here before. I set a trap. The next morning,Continue reading “I just love a happy ending”
Click it and trick it
I’m reading a book on clicker training called Reaching the Animal Mind. I’m ambivalent and have skipped entire sections dealing with the training of dolphins at Sea World-type establishments. I don’t doubt that dolphins can be trained to do marvelous tricks, but I’m uncomfortable with it because I am opposed to marine theme parks. AContinue reading “Click it and trick it”
What I have for lunch
I have been eating soup every day this week, because there is a drive-through soup place and I like their tomato bisque. I don’t want tomato bisque today, I want Pho, but there’s no place to get Pho in this county, best I can tell. Am reminded why I do not frequent the drive-thru teriyakiContinue reading “What I have for lunch”
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